Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Arturia announces the release of MiniLab MkII midi controller

Arturia are excited to announce the imminent release of MiniLab MkII: a space-saving, high-quality
controller that’s perfectly suited to small home studios and musicians on the move.

The latest in Arturia’s range of game-changing controllers, MiniLab MkII combines an expressive two-
octave keyboard, RGB backlit performance pads, 16 rotary knobs, and an impressive suite of included
software.
Fun
to use, easy to master, and superbly affordable, MiniLab MkII sets a
new standard for small-for- mat controller keyboards. Musicians old and
new will be inspired by the hundreds of classic keyboard presets in
Analog Lab Lite and love recording their own songs using Ableton Live
Lite. MiniLab MkII brings unmatched control to the project studio and
provides performers with bus-powered, go-any- where versatility.Key features of the MiniLab MkII include:

Take it anywhere: amazingly portable and highly durable, MiniLab MkII sets new standards in the
small controller market, combining unparalleled control with space-saving, small studio-friendly
size.

Great feeling keyboard: MiniLab MkII features a 25-note slim-keys, velocity-sensitive keyboard,
striking an uncompromising balance between size and playability.

Powerful performance pads: record a drum pattern, launch clips, cycle through presets; MiniLab
MkII’s eight multi-purpose pads are ultra-responsive and RGB backlit, helping you easily identify
the sound or function they are controlling.

Useful rotary knobs: 16 rotary encoders give you full access to all of the important parameters of
your favorite effects, synths, and DAW functions; two of the knobs are also clickable, allowing even
deeper control of your music-making.

Record your songs: Ableton Live Lite — an introduction to arguably the most popular, intuitive
recording & performance software on the market — is now included with MiniLab MkII, meaning
you can record and produce your songs straight out of the box; thanks to dedicated pre-mapping
within Ableton Live, it’s never been easier to take control.

A famous piano at your fingertips: a beautiful, ultra-realistic piano sound is always useful, and
that’s exactly what you get with the included UVI Grand Piano Model D software — meticulously
sampled from a classic Steinway, and yours with MiniLab MkII.

Fun
to use, easy to master, and superbly affordable, MiniLab MkII sets a
new standard for small-for- mat controller keyboards. Musicians old and
new will be inspired by the hundreds of classic keyboard presets in
Analog Lab Lite and love recording their own songs using Ableton Live
Lite. MiniLab MkII brings unmatched control to the project studio and
provides performers with bus-powered, go-any- where versatility.

Founded
in Grenoble, France, in 1999, Arturia specialises in the development of
music software and hardware for pro- fessional and amateur musicians
alike. Focusing on innovation, the company strives to integrate the
latest advances in computer music research and technology into its
products. This involves working closely with partner research in-
stitutions, such as IRCAM France, in the development of cutting-edge
musical instruments and software, which have gone on to be used in
making many hit records and Hollywood soundtracks. One of Arturia’s core
technologies is TAE® (True Analog Emulation), an advanced proprietary
technology allowing accurate modelling of analogue circuit- ry behaviour
on personal computers. Developed by Arturia’s in-house Signal
Processing team, this technology has been employed to successfully
recreate the sounds produced by many classic analogue synthesizers.
Having suc- cessfully launched Origin, its first hardware synthesizer
(housing several synth classics and associated components in one
powerful, no-holds-barred DSP-based modular system), and the hybrid
hardware/software SPARK Creative Drum Machine (cleverly combining
analogue synthesis, physical modelling, and samples with the intuitive
workflow of a hardware drum machine), 2012 saw Arturia introducing the
cost-conscious MiniBrute, an amazingly compact and bijou analogue
monosynth (boasting MIDI, USB, and CV connectivity together with a host
of unique features). Having already broadened its appeal further still
by successfully entering the iOS soft synth market and building upon its
analogue synth and hybrid hardware/software successes, 2016 sees
Arturia making a new entrance into the analog synthesizer market with
its Analog avant-garde MatrixBrute.